Please add our address Packaging_Digest@email.packagingdigest.com to your approved sender list to ensure inbox delivery.
>>Monday, November 3, 2008
Sponsored by
World’s Most Beautiful Packaging Recognized at Pentawards 2008
The international jury for the Pentawards, the first worldwide competition devoted exclusively to Packaging Design has announced its 2008 list of winners. The competition crowns best packages in five major categories, including Beverage, Food, and Luxury... Read more...
"I Package Garbage and Sell it … For Fifty Bucks!"
New Yorker Justin Gignac makes good money from picking up trash on the streets of The Big Apple and selling it. What’s his secret? Packaging. By carefully selecting the rubbish and presenting it in a stylish acrylic cube, Gignac elevates his trash into a novelty keepsake – and makes an interesting statement on the power of packaging... Read more...
Product of the day
Cartoner
The Dynamica continuous-motion horizontal cartoner outputs 400 cartons/min. Its design reportedly makes operation easier. Read more... IMA Nova, 978/537-8534. www.imanova.com
Package Design: The Proverbial Foot in the Door
The package is often your brand's first impression, so make it count – in just seconds. Here are some visual clues that can get your package noticed in the tiny moment it takes consumers to make a buying decision... Read more...
Ampac and PROPAC Team Up for Liquid Packaging
Ampac Flexibles and PROPAC have announced a partnership to bring integrated liquid hot-fill packaging systems to the North American market. "This partnership results in a complete, high performance, liquid hot fill packaging system," says Sal Pellingra, innovation and marketing director for Ampac Flexibles... Read more...
Green Packaging is a Key Trend in Convenience Foods, Says New Report
A new report on convenience food and drinks says that using less packaging will become a key focus over the next five years, and that this is especially important for convenience products that rely heavily on packaging benefits -- multi-packs, compartment packaging, portioning... Read more...
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You are receiving this email because you have requested either a newsletter or magazine from REED BUSINESS INFORMATION. You are currently registered to view Packaging Digest's Daily Packaging News as []
PRIVACY: You may receive subscription, editorial, marketing and other e-mail messages from this and other Reed Business Information brands. For a complete description of our practices with respect to use and disclosure of your information, click here: Privacy Policy
Privacy Manager, Reed Business Information, 2000 Clearwater Drive, Oak Brook, IL 60523
Looking to improve the Environmental Sustainability of your packaging?
-Reduce packaging up to 99%
-Increase consumer interaction with product
-Cut manufacturing costs
Replace Clam Shells, Blister Packs, Twist Ties, or Metal Staples with the
Elastic Staple™ System from Avery Dennison
High-Speed Control of Hydraulic Die-Casting Machine Using NI CompactRIO and LabVIEW FPGA
EUROelectronics used National Instruments LabVIEW FPGA and CompactRIO to quickly develop a closed-loop hydraulic cylinder for a die-casting press machine. With this project, EUROelectronics was able to go from the
prototyping phase to the final setup of the machine in only three weeks.
